Andrew Tate is caught up in anoither controversy after blasting people who say they have clinical depression

The England-based fighter known as 'King Cobra' said so-called depressed people "pretend they caught some disease to absolve all responsibility".

Illinois-born Tate's controversial barrage of tweets were instantly condemned as "dangerous" by social media users, who sent medical links and their own experiences of depression to refute his claims.

Fidget @lilfidget said Tate's opinions were "more than a tragedy" and "could cost lives".

She feared his comments would stop people getting help and explained her own depression has been controlled by "HELP and MEDICATION and THERAPY".

George Byrne Jr @GeorgeByrneJr said of Tate: "He's equating depr w/ sadness & then concluding that it's caused by bad attitude or weak character. Unfort this is a common misconception."

And Josh Peterson @jdpeterson tweeted this message to the 30-year-old: "Hi, I've never heard of you until tonight, but instead of being angry about your tweet, I'm just going to reply with some helpful links."